56: Goodbye Black Robe

After Xie Nanqiao and Xun Xiuyuan finished their conversation with Old Ancestor Xie, they left the backyard directly.

Standing at the main entrance of the Xie Family mansion, Xie Nanqiao made a phone call.

"Uncle Qinglong, I need one of your Special Operations Team's flying vehicles, is that okay?"

Xie Qinglong had just returned to the Special Operations Team's camp after attending the birthday banquet.

"Nan Qiao, what do you need this flying vehicle for? These are exclusive to the Abyss Special Operations Team, and each one needs to be registered."

Xie Qinglong did not refuse Xie Nanqiao's request, but merely spoke of the flying vehicle's importance.

"I know, Uncle Qinglong. Xiuyuan wants one, and I guarantee I can get it. If you don't give it to me, I'll go find the Old Ancestor."

Xie Nanqiao said honestly.

"Is it Xun Xiuyuan who wants it? That's simple, he can just join the Special Operations Team."

When Xie Qinglong heard that Xun Xiuyuan wanted the flying vehicle, his heart instantly filled with joy, and he took the opportunity to suggest Xun Xiuyuan join the Special Operations Team.

"Join the Special Operations Team?" Xie Nanqiao asked Xie Qinglong while looking at Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan also heard Xie Qinglong's words, but he did not express an opinion.

Seeing that Xun Xiuyuan did not nod, Xie Nanqiao immediately disregarded other considerations and said directly, "Whether Xun Xiuyuan joins the Special Operations Team is none of my business. Just tell me, are you giving me this flying vehicle or not?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Where are you? I'll have someone send it over now and register it under your name, otherwise the numbers won't match up later."

Xie Qinglong was speechless. There was nothing he could do when it came to Xie Nanqiao. Even if he didn't give it to her, Xie Nanqiao would definitely find a way to get it through other channels, so it was better to just give it to her directly.

After hanging up the phone, Xie Nanqiao smiled at Xun Xiuyuan and said, "Am I amazing or what?"

Xun Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Amazing."

Xie Nanqiao immediately laughed even more merrily.

Xie Nanqiao and Xun Xiuyuan laughed and chatted for a while, waiting for the flying vehicle to arrive, when Xie Nanqiao suddenly remembered something.

Xie Nanqiao said seriously to Xun Xiuyuan, "You go back to the Fortress alone today. I have some things to do in the city, and in a few days, I'll go directly to the surface. I'll find a way to send you a message then."

"Okay! I'll discuss joining the Special Operations Team with Commander Lu Wenxiu when I get back, and then make a decision."

Just then, a flying vehicle approached from a distance, with an old acquaintance, Guo Longfei, standing on it.

"Team Leader Xun, Miss Nan Qiao!" Guo Longfei greeted the two.

He handed the flying vehicle's ignition key to Xie Nanqiao and said to Xun Xiuyuan, "Do you know how to use it? There's a control panel inside. You'll figure it out when you input your vital energy. Just experiment with it yourself."

After speaking, he pulled out another flying vehicle and left the scene.

Xie Nanqiao gave the key to Xun Xiuyuan: "Then you go back first."

"Do you have anything to do in the city that you need my help with?"

"No, it's about cultivation resources. My spiritual power has increased too quickly, so Grandpa wants to take me to a small secret realm to temper my spiritual power and stabilize my foundation. It will take about two or three days. The secret realm is within the city and there's no danger."

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan's concern, she decided to tell him the situation.

After Xun Xiuyuan understood, he said no more and piloted the flying vehicle, wobbling as he left Qianlong City.

The journey of several hundred kilometers took almost half an hour, which was even slower than his full-speed flight, but along the way, Xun Xiuyuan completely mastered the flying vehicle's controls.

If he were to return to Qianlong City again, it probably wouldn't even take ten minutes.

After spending three peaceful days in the Fortress, Xun Xiuyuan told Lu Wenxiu that he wanted to join the Special Operations Team. Lu Wenxiu agreed, saying that Xun Xiuyuan's abilities could be fully utilized after joining the Special Operations Team.

Today, his team's transfer order had just been issued. As Xun Xiuyuan was about to leave Fortress 100, the alarm sounded.

Xun Xiuyuan did not leave, but headed straight for the city wall. It was Shadow Demons again.

This time there were no Aberrants, only Shadow Demons, but there were three Transcendent Realm Shadow Demons.

Lu Wenxiu was already used to it. When the alarm sounded, he applied for support from the city.

The city's legions also responded, saying that fewer fortresses were attacked this time than last time, but twenty-six fortresses were still under attack. The supporting Special Operations Teams had also departed, and the support teams for each fortress had increased to two.

Although the number of fortresses attacked this time was less than last time, the total number of Transcendent Realm entities exceeded the total from last time.

Xun Xiuyuan's wristband also displayed his combat orders: assist Fortress 100 in resisting the mutated beasts and report the battle situation at any time.

This time, the mutated beasts did not wait for the Special Operations Team members to arrive before attacking; they launched a direct charge.

Seeing that the opposing Transcendent Realm entities had no intention of participating in the battle, Xun Xiuyuan disregarded other considerations and leaped directly from the city wall to help the warriors below resist together.

His nearly three thousand points of spiritual power fully erupted, harnessing the maximum range of the power of heaven and earth to unleash the Berserk Blade Technique, charging into the mutated beast horde.

The three Shadow Demon Transcendent Realm entities were conversing.

"He's that human, isn't he? As expected, he's still in this fortress."

"Later, the two of you go forward to deplete his vital energy, and I will lead him away in the end. The target this time is him. All the warriors attacking the city this time are old, weak, and sick with declining vital energy. They look formidable, but they won't last long."

"Alright, it's worth it to use our old bones so our descendants can return home and continue cultivating. Abyss, the name humans gave it is truly fitting, a desperate abyss."

Xun Xiuyuan did not know that the true target of this Shadow Demon siege was him, at least for Fortress 100, he was the target.

The purpose of other fortresses was probably to continue depleting humanity's Immaculate Realm experts.

Several minutes passed. Under Xun Xiuyuan's full power, he had already slain over a thousand mutated beasts. Suddenly, two Transcendent Realm entities charged out from the opposite side and attacked Xun Xiuyuan.

At this point, the attacks of early-stage Transcendent Realm entities no longer caused much damage to Xun Xiuyuan. Enduring the attacks, Xun Xiuyuan charged directly towards the two Transcendent Realm entities.

He could not allow the Transcendent Realm entities to breach the fortress's defenses, otherwise, the fortress warriors would suffer heavy casualties.

The two Transcendent Realm entities were surprised at how smoothly things went; there was no need for enticement, this human just charged forward.

Seeing that Xun Xiuyuan had been successfully lured, the third Transcendent Realm entity unhesitatingly stepped forward to besiege Xun Xiuyuan.

The three surrounded Xun Xiuyuan. In desperation, Xun Xiuyuan used Soul Pierce + Heaven Piercing Slash to forcibly kill one of the Transcendent Realm entities.

Seeing this, the remaining two Transcendent Realm entities quickly retreated. Xun Xiuyuan did not think much, only wanting to entangle the two Transcendent Realm entities and wait for support to arrive, not allowing the mutated beast Transcendent Realm entities to impact the fortress.

As the two mutated beasts retreated further and further, Xun Xiuyuan felt that something was wrong. Were tens of thousands of low-level Shadow Demons being ignored? Why retreat so far?

Just as Xun Xiuyuan was about to return, he suddenly felt that the power of heaven and earth around him was difficult to mobilize.

Xun Xiuyuan turned his head and saw an old acquaintance, the black robe.